CarComplaints.com Notes: How can we give the 2006 Camry our "Seal of Awesome" when the NHTSA data shows engine problems in the triple digits & multiple deaths/injuries/crashes etc?
The problem with NHTSA data for the 2006 Camry is that for months on end, the news media repeatedly told the public that several Toyota models had an unintended acceleration defect, & to go to safercar.gov (the NHTSA's website) to file a complaint.
So, the NHTSA received a disproportionate number of complaints about Toyota unintended acceleration issues because of the national news media attention, to the point where their data is unreliable taken in context with any other vehicle that did not receive national news attention.
In other words, it's our opinion that the 2 deaths & other injuries/fires/crashes reported to the NHTSA are significant, but (unfortunately) not out of the ordinary for any vehicle, once you factor in the effects of the extended national media coverage of Camry unintended acceleration issues.
CarComplaints.com typically receives more complaints per day about vehicles than the NHTSA does, but the news media did not repeatedly say "go to CarComplaints.com to report your Camry acceleration problems" like they did about the NHTSA -- so although we have less complaint data than the NHTSA for the 2006 Camry, our data for the Camry is a far more statistically accurate representation of the Camry's reliability than what the NHTSA data shows.
Bought my son this car, he goes to college in the city ,he'll be driving along then one by one warning lights start coming on ABS first then all the others ,wipers go slower and radio fades until the car loses power steering ,and stalls can be dangerous if going through an intersection it then exhibits all the symptoms of a dead battery .Worst thing about this problem only happens every 4-6 weeks so mechanics cant get a handle on it .By the time the roadside assist get there (usually about 1/2 hour) the car starts again seems to reset and is good as gold again last time it did it before the other night was almost 8 weeks ago .In between the car runs economically well and perfect like new almost .Had alternator checked and timing belt replaced at the last service.About to give up on it as a lemon and never buy another Toyota again I was told these cars were "bulletproof" he needs a reliable safe car . One theory I had probably clutching at straws though is he obsessively plugs his iPhone into the charger on the auxiliary outlet whenever he is driving his first car before the camry had unexplained electrical faults as well still got the same charger surely this couldn't have anything to do with it ?
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Bought my son this car, he goes to college in the city ,he'll be driving along then one by one warning lights start coming on ABS first then all the others ,wipers go slower and radio fades until the car loses power steering ,and stalls can be dangerous if going through an intersection it then exhibits all the symptoms of a dead battery .Worst thing about this problem only happens every 4-6 weeks so mechanics cant get a handle on it .By the time the roadside assist get there (usually about 1/2 hour) the car starts again seems to reset and is good as gold again last time it did it before the other night was almost 8 weeks ago .In between the car runs economically well and perfect like new almost .Had alternator checked and timing belt replaced at the last service.About to give up on it as a lemon and never buy another Toyota again I was told these cars were "bulletproof" he needs a reliable safe car . One theory I had probably clutching at straws though is he obsessively plugs his iPhone into the charger on the auxiliary outlet whenever he is driving his first car before the camry had unexplained electrical faults as well still got the same charger surely this couldn't have anything to do with it ?
- b j h, Sale, Australia